s ~ Leslee WiIls Welcome back, Andersonians! After a lengthy exam break, it was good to see everyone back for second semester. For all the new students, a special welcome to you! Student activities at Anderson are at somewhat of a standstill right now, as projects for second semester are, for the most part, in the plan- ning and preparatory stages. The school musical, apprpriately extitled "The Music Man," has begun rehearsals. Although a final date has not yet been determined, the opening night will be sometime in spring. . The Outer's club will be going on a day ski trip this Friday, and have a weekend ski trip-planned in the upcoming weeks. Members are also currently taking swimming lessons to prepare for their spring camping trip. In the athletic department, our Raiders have done us proud once more. The junior girls' volleyball team, coached by Miss Rozon, cap- tured gold last Friday at the Bowmanville Invitational, defeating teams from Clarke, Eastdale and Bowmanville. The senior girls also displayed their talent last Tuesday, defeating Eastdale, Dwyer and Courtice at Courtice High. Well done girls! League play resumes this week at O'Neill. The boys' basketball teams and the varsity hockey team are also playing exceptionally well. The hockey team is currently in second place, only two points behind O'Neill. Keep up the good work guys! The rugby team is now putting together final plans for their spring trip to Wales. Fundraisers will be run in the near future to help sub- sidize the $600 cost per player. That's about ail for now. See you next week. French immersion busing FROM PAGE 1 sion student busing for three years. F.M. Heard is the French immer- sion school in Whitby. Scott, who drives her two children as well as two others to and from the school, said the school committee had been supported by Whitby trustee Patty Bowman and Murphy, two of those who had been strongly urging immersion busing to address an "inequity" in the current transportation policy. Murphy had stated that her motion intended "to provide equal opportunity to access" and that the "special rules" now in place had to be changed. Brown had argued that the large enrolment increase expected when immersion busing begins could. lead to concern over a decline in quality of the program while ac- commodation and cost would also have to be considered. "The program is either viable or not. If it is, we bus the students," said Pickering trustee Lyn Craig, who said concerns about accom- modation should not now interrupt a move to address the inequities of the existing system. • Whitby trustee John Buchanan added that French immersion would "cause a total revamping" of the policy, as he favoned the Mur- phy motion. Oshawa trustee Ruth Lafarga warned that a decision favoring busing would have "ramifications beyond French immersion." She described as "cavalier" the view of some trustees that a shortage of French immersion teachers could be resolved. She pointed out, as had been mentioned in a staff report, that there is already a shortage of teachers for the increasingly popular program. "You know you won't be getting top quality," she said. "This has to be a real, real concern for us." Lafarga also noted that the report mentions the accom- modation strain posed by increased enrolment because of the introduc- tion of busing. "As a board, we have to decide whether we want to spend money on transportation or on program costs," she added. She, too, had in- stead argued for a review of the whole policy. O'Flynn said she preferred to maintain the no-busing policy that had originally been established when French immersion began in Durham Region. "I can't change my mind 'on that," she said, noting the high cost of busing and then listing-all other program and capital costs faced by the board. Pickering trustee Louise Farr, saying it was a "huge respon- sibility" for parents to drive their children to school, receive loud, sustained applause from parents after her remakrs. She said enrolment in the program would have to be capped in the future no matter what decision was reached by the board. "Busing is part of the solution, not the problem," said Bowman as she commented on the need for imersion busing to attain equality, diversity and safety. "The issue is accessibility, not transportation," she said. After all trustees had commen- ted, Murphy then noted Brown's amendment and said she agreed. After some dispute over the wor- ding, trustees approved the amen- dment and then Murphy's motion. Henry students prepare for 'Thin Ice' By EMILY PARE Durham Human Sexuality Awareness Week Feb. 13 - 20, a Henry Street High School drama group will present 'Thin Ice' on Feb. 18 between 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Eastdale Collegiate in Oshawa. The production involves students from a Grade 12 drama class with organizer and teacher Gord Brady. The play depicts the life of two tëenage couples and how they become entangled in peer pressure and their newly discovered sexuality, showing the misconcep- tion and misinformation that teens have today. Jason Smith, Chris Vesters, Jay Gould, Lisa Howarth, Martha Black and Heidi Barter play the characters in the production. "We were all a bit nervous at fir- st, but now we're really excited about the play," says Heidi Barter who plays 'Trish,' an outgoing character who "gets around." "It's based on everyaay evenb, ii a high school," she says. There is no single moral to be gleaned from the play, as Barter explains, but there are many lessons to be learned and the play tries to convey them all. In 'Thin Ice,' the teenagers discuss the possibilities of sex, they talk about the "important" facts about sex. "For example, the girls discuss how to dress,;flirt, and the boys talk about 'scoring' and condoms," which are examples of the miscon- ceptions experienced by teens, ex- plains Brady. The play also reveals how the media can pressure young adults with their conceptions of sex. "Which can be confusing for those who are unaware of their sexuality," says Brady. "The play gets this (misconcep- tion or misinformation) out the in the open. It is very realistic." The awareness week, Feb. 13 -20, provides a forum for discussion of sexual issues. Film festivals will be held in Pickering (Y-Pace Centre 1-5 p.m.) and Oshawa (Oshawa Film Library, 1-4 p.m.) on Feb. 13; a public forum on AIDS on Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., at the Pickering Recreation Complex; "Men and Sex," an evening for men to discuss issues in male sexuality, at the Michael Starr building, Oshawa, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 16; an evening about communication and sexuality, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 17 at Michael Starr building. Whitby's major midget hockey team entered their fourth playoff game last night (Tuesday, Feb. 9) with one win in the first three games. The midgets are playing a round-robin home-and-home Ann Dunn Only at Trafalgar could one find such a dedicated, enthusiastic, warm-hearted person as our head girl, Briar Jamieson. This is her four- th and final year at Trafalgar and she has worked hard to reach the position she has today. Briar is always involved in the drama events that take place at school. At our house play festival she won the Halpike prize for the best actress. Her true love is in acting and hopefully she will pursue a career on stage. She has always liked to help people and she gains satisfaction in helping people accomplish things. Briar lives in Sanikiluaq, North West Territories. This cold weather in Whitby does not have much of an effect on Briar who is used to the below freezing temperatures. I'm sure she will be an active participant then in our winter Olympics. If not participating in the seasonal sports, Briar can always be found cheering on the house teams. She's always full of team spirit. Keep up the good work Briar! Main hall will never be the same without you! Alison Frost was a quiet week around the school as some Quest students ex- perienced a fun-filled, interesting week at Florida's Epcot Centre. The theme of 1988's Epeot experience was "Leadership -I touch the Future!" These one-week conferences have been held in January for the last couple of years and have been co-sponsored by the Dufferin County Board of Education and the Creative Education Foundation. Quest was fortunate to participate in the experience last year, as well as again this year. The co-ordinators who met with the students used the idea that the future of the world lies in our hands (we being the younger generation). Thus, the morning sessions, spent in th 9_ç fer- table setting of an emporium attached to the hotel, explored both global futures and individual futures. This exploration was done through speakers,.games, debates, films, relaxation, sound and other such toà dsY' and activities. As well, creative problem-solving was practised to prepare us for our challenging roles as future leaders. The aftrïmoons were spent at Epeot, applying the morning's ideas and experiencing the ideas of Epcot's creators. new ideas, visions and thoughts were developed; and new goals were set by the students throughout the week. These were recorded by each individual in a daily journal. The week benefited everyone in different ways. Students, willingly of course, spent one day at the Magic Kingdom, a creative, complex theme park. Both the Magic Kingdom and Epcot originated in the mind of the late Walt Disney. As an added touch, some students chose to pay an extra $20 for a two- hour bus tour of the grounds of the Kennedy Space Centre. It was well worth the trip! The weather down at Epcot was not exceptionally hot, but it was warmer than here at home. Everyone took advantage of the hotel's pool and had a refreshing swim after a long day at Epcot. The only disavantage of the whoel Epcot excursion was having to come home; but the 10 students from Grades 8 to 12 returned home on Jan. 31. As for the rest of the school, all house league events were cancelled while the Epcot experience was going on, because several team cap- tains and the house league co-ordinator were away. They did, however, get in a downhill skiing session. There was another one last Wednesday when the weather was just right. Well, now that everyone is home sweet home, the school will be back to normal. series against Belleville, Oshawa, Pickering, Ajax and Markham. And although team manager John Moore is not happy with his team's performance to date, he believes they can turn their game around and advance to the next round. Rep soccertry-outs begin this weekend The Whitby Indoor Soccer Club is inviting all potential representative soccer players to attend rep try-out sessions commencing this weekend. All rep and house league players from last year are welcome, and an invitation is extended to those players and families who may have moved into Whitby or the surroun- ding area within the last year. The successful representative soccer program in Whitby last year produced four league champion- ships (under 9, 11, 12, 13), three cup championships (under 9, 11, 13) and three Durham Shields. For further information contact: Boys 9, (Born 1979), Sam Coppolino at 668-9235; Boys 10 (Born 1978), Ian Burns at 668-1159; Boys il (Born 1977), Doug Whyte at 668- 7483; Boys 12 (Born 1976), Ed Chung at 668-1680; Boys 13 (Born 1975), Tom Kelly at 725-4943; Boys 14 (Born 1974), Don Allen at 668- 1886. 'We have had three guys go down to iruries and one has gone to Europe but if the boys play up to their potential we can advance easily," says Moore. The team's only win 'came against Belleville 6-4. Their two losses were at the hands of Belleville and Pickering both by 5-2 scores. Moore says the team will have to win at least six of their remaining seven games if they hope to advance. But before the playoffs -are over, the midgets will be travelling to Sydbury to compete in a tournament this weekend, Feb. 11-13. Moore says the tournament is one of the most heavily scouted ii Ontario. Midgets face playoff elimination